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Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year – PM

Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year – PM Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The age at which people can buy cigarettes and tobacco in England should rise by one year every year so that eventually no-one can buy them, the prime minister says. Rishi Sunak said MPs were… Continue reading Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year – PM

MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos

MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos By Tom Gerken Technology reporter The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, and two BBC presenters have been used in deepfake videos to scam unsuspecting people online. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to make a video of someone by manipulating their face or body. One such video appeared… Continue reading MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos

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Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories

Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories Reuters By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said a “hurricane” of migration is coming to the UK, in a hard-hitting Tory conference speech. In an address to party activists, she said moving to a richer country had become an “entirely realistic prospect” for… Continue reading Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories

TikTok testing out advert-free monthly subscription

TikTok testing out advert-free monthly subscription Getty Images By Liv McMahon Technology team TikTok is testing a new monthly subscription which would get rid of adverts on the video sharing site. The BBC understands the Chinese firm is trying out the service in an English-speaking market outside the US, but has declined to comment on… Continue reading TikTok testing out advert-free monthly subscription

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Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak

Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, in Manchester West Midlands Tory mayor Andy Street has said Rishi Sunak would be “cancelling the future” if he “gives… Continue reading Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak

Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour

Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour Getty Images By Becky Morton Political reporter in Manchester The national living wage is set to increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the chancellor is to confirm. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference Jeremy Hunt is… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour

Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’

Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’ PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he wants to stop the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes” by reforming public services and the benefits system. His comments come on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, as some… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’

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